11 SIGNS A CITY WILL SUCCEED
courtesy THE ATLANTIC
1. Divisive national politics seem a distant concern.
2. You can pick out the local patriots.
3. “Public-private partnerships” are real.
4. People know the civic story.
6. They are near a research university.
7. They have, and care about, a community college.
8. They have unusual schools.
9. They make themselves open.
10. They have big plans.
11. They have craft breweries.
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http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/03/eleven-signs-a-city-will-succeed/426885/